On the occasion of the 2013 Nuit de Hack, the founder of the French citizen advocacy group La Quadrature du Net spoke about the implications of data mining by telecommunication giants like skype and facebook, the importance of whistleblowers and about the fundamental values behind his dedication to citizens’ rights and freedom of information.

Jérémie Zimmermann, Markus Beckedahl

In a lengthy and dense, yet very understandable interview, two young European intellectuals from Paris and Berlin are dealing with one issue of endangered digital freedom after the other. They count amoung the most knowledgable and experienced analysts of the interplay between political, technical, artistic and private engagement, a crucial quality in these kinds of cultural conflicts. Their ongoing work can be visited at laquadrature.net and netzpolitik.org (in German language). The prolific information video about ACTA that is mentioned can be watched here.